COLUMBIA, Mo. — South Dakota basketball fell on the road Thursday night to the SEC's Missouri 102-68 at Mizzou Arena. 
 
Jordan Crawford scored a team-high and new season best 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting with three 3-pointers and two steals, while Isaac Bruns added 14 points for his sixth straight double-digit scoring game to start the year. Uzziah Buntyn added 10 points with a pair of treys.
 
Crawford led the way in the opening 20 minutes for the Coyotes with 16 points on 6-of-11 shooting with three 3-pointers. Bruns was also in double-digit scoring with 10 points and knocked down a pair of treys. The Yotes would knock down seven triples in the opening half, but the Tigers held the advantage at the free throw line going 16-for-20. 
 
The Yotes tied the lead at the midway point of the first half off a layup from Buntyn which capped off an 11-1 USD run. Vince Buzelis put the Yotes out in front for the first time in the contest with 8:38 left in the half with a triple, but Mizzou would answer with a triple on the ensuing possession. The Yotes had a stretch in the first half where they knocked down 8-of-10 field goals, but Mizzou ended the half strong to take a 53-42 lead into the intermission.
 
Missouri extended its lead early in the second half and would push the advantage to 20 points with 11:24 remaining and would hold a lead greater than 20 the rest of the way. The Tigers shot .704 percent from the floor in the second half, and defensively they held the Yotes to a .296 shooting percentage and 3-of-12 shooting from deep after the Yotes connected on 7-of-17 treys in the first half. 
 
Missouri only attempted 11 triples, connecting on six of them, and did a majority of its scoring in the paint with 56 points in the lane. South Dakota crashed the offensive glass with 12 offensive boards for 15 second chance points, but the Tigers forced 17 turnovers and scored 24 off the USD miscues.
 
South Dakota returns to the Sanford Coyote Sports Center, where they hold a 3-1 record, Sunday at 1 p.m. to host South Carolina State. 
 
Notes

• South Dakota moves to 3-3 on the season
• Jordan Crawford scored a season high 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting
• Isaac Bruns scored in double-figures for the sixth straight game to start the season with 14
• The Yotes have now made 10 or more 3-pointers in two straight games and three times this season
• Ethan Kizer has connected on multiple 3-pointers in two straight games 
• Uzziah Buntyn scored in double-figures for the third time this year
• Bruns and Cameron Fens each had three offensive rebounds